Want to re-model a mesh
jasmini:
How do i get around remodeling an existing mesh that has been packaged? :)
Theraven:
You can extract the mesh with SimPE.
You extract the GMDC, either via the OBJ extraction (at the bottom - for objects and things that don't ned a skeleton), or by right-clicking the GMDC and choosing "extract". From there, you might need some tutorials. Milkshape is the most compatible program to do your editing in.
After the mesh is done, and you've exported the proper format (OBJ or SimPE file) you import the mesh via the OBJ import, or right-click the GMDC and click "replace". This will change the original mesh.
If you want to make a new object or piece of clothing, you probably need to find a tutorial, because there are a lot of steps.
If you change a body mesh, remember to delete the cache files before loading Bodyshop or TS2, because otherwise they can show the wrong recolor or mesh (I've had a few instances of pseudo-exploding meshes, and old recolors showing the old mesh instead of the new one).
jasmini:
Which tutorial would you recommend for a non skeleton object that you would find in buymode?
Also how would i tag this differently from the original object?
Theraven:
You'll find some useful ones here: http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:Basic_Object_Creation
There are also a few here: http://classic.modthesims.info/forumdisplay.php?f=541
If you want the new object to be different from the other, and both to show ingame, you can clone the old object and give it a new GUID. That way the object will work like the old one and have the same texture settings, and it's a bit easier to edit things like descriptions. At least one of the tutorals in the first link above should tell you how.
jasmini:
There is one last thing that i can't seem to understand, nor dose the tutorials cover.
Creating the recolors from the new clone is becoming a problem with this particular object as the current textures cannot be seen as the box is in black.
this is because the texture is transparent I'm unsure if the recoloring was done in simpe or in a different way completely.
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